Fourth of July weekend busy in Cheboygan

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By Mary Barker

Cheboygan Daily Tribune - Cheboygan, MI

By Mary Barker

Posted Jul. 2, 2014 at 12:01 AM

By Mary Barker
Posted Jul. 2, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Cheboygan

The holiday weekend's events in Cheboygan get started Friday with the annual Fourth of July Parade beginning at 10 a.m., starting at the Cheboygan County Building and ending at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Building on Main Street.

Mike Grisdale, of Northern Star Broadcasting, and Nate King, event and volunteer coordinator at the Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce, will broadcast live from Festival Square in downtown.

The ever-popular bagpipers will be sharing their music again this year in the parade, which is expected to last between 30 and 45 minutes.

King reminds parents to keep their children safe by not allowing them to run into the street for candy. Candy will be handed to children by volunteers walking along the shoulder to avoid having children scampering into the street.

A dazzling fireworks show will be on display starting at dusk on Friday, July 4. The fireworks are launched from the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds and can be viewed from all over downtown Cheboygan or by boat on the Cheboygan River.

On Sunday, July 6 the Black Mountain Blast 5K walk/run and 10K run will follow a new course starting on the trailhead across from The Bluffs on Black Lake, 10905 High Bluffs Drive in Cheboygan. There is still time to enter with a 7 a.m. late registration and 9 a.m. start.

The entry fee is $35. Awards and trophies will be presented after the runs. The Black Mountain Blast is in its fifth year and is hosted by the Cheboygan Area High School Cross-Country team, which benefits from the proceeds.

Also taking place Sunday at Festival Square is the community worship event hosted by Life Worship Center, 6-8 p.m. Hot dogs, chips and lemonade will be served.

There will be a man shaping balloons into animals, a bounce house and face painting for children. A number of church praise and worship bands will play music and a Dutch clog dance with wooden shoes performance will be held by St. Paul's United Methodist Church.

People can get an early start celebrating on Thursday, July 3 in downtown Cheboygan at Festival Square where the acoustic folk duo Moors and McCumber will entertain with its superb vocal harmonies mixing blues, bluegrass, “a little smoky hills, and some Celtic influence.

The concert runs 7-8 p.m. and is part of the 2014 Summer Concert Series, which offers music every Thursday evening in the square.